Legal Apps

There are lots of apps out there and many can help you do legal research and study more efficiently. This guide highlights legal research and scholarships apps, legal and general news apps as well as ones that focus on law school, exams, bar prep and productivity.

Caution: apps should never take the place of official legal authority or law school resources.

The Bloomberg Law Reports App provides Bloomberg Law subscribers with easy access to Bloomberg BNA Law Reports, including the acclaimed Daily Labor Report, Daily Tax Report, Daily Report for Executives and U.S. Law Week. The Law Reports feature original, authoritative and timely reporting and analysis that includes key legal, legislative, regulatory and business developments. Note: Only Bloomberg Law subscribers receive full access to the Law Reports app. You must log in with a current Bloomberg Law username and password. All Suffolk Law students and faculty can set-up an account. For more details, go to Bloomberg Law.

HeinOnline: access one of the largest image-based legal research database on your iPhone/iPad. View the image-based PDF’s, access content by citation, browse by volume, navigate a volume with the electronic table of contents, and use full advanced searching techniques. HeinOnline account/authentication is required. To IP authenticate, students, faculty and staff must first be on campus. After you IP authenticate via the app, your authentication will expire in 30 days. Therefore, after 30 days, you must return to campus to IP authenticate your app again.

OpenRegs: you can find recently issued notices of final and proposed rulemaking. Browse by agency or comment periods closing soon or recently opened. You can mark individual regulations with a star and then view a list of all your starred regs. Regulations can also be emailed to a friend or to yourself for later reference. FREE

Legal Edge: includes a daily stream of legal articles, alerts, briefs, and newsletters on all topics and a stream of court filings from notable and newsworthy cases. Content is provided by Amlaw100 law firms, attorneys, and numerous other legal organizations and professionals. Information is streamed by subject so you can select your topic of interest.

ISCOTUSNow: the latest information and media on the current business of the Supreme Court of the United States. Includes abstracts for every case granted review, searchable audio of oral arguments and transcripts, and summaries of the Court's most recent decisions including the Court's full opinions. FREE

iWrite Legal is an app designed to help legal writers improve their writing skills. The app provides writing tips and legal writing checklists to overcome writer’s block and to thoroughly revise, edit, and proofread a legal document.

SeRiouS uses spaced repetition to increase memory retention and maximize performance on law school and bar exams. Access SeRiouS at www.spacedrepetition.com/.

SeRiouS can be accessed online from any web-enabled device.

BARBRI Mobile: this app is for law students enrolled in BarBri and will help you prepare for law school exams, the MPRE and the bar exam. It includes lectures, practice questions, and outlines for 1L subjects, lectures for 2L/3L subjects, lectures, outlines, and practice questions for the MPRE and bar exam, including MBE and state-specific topics. It includes streaming audio and video and detailed analysis of exam answers.

KaplanMBE: includes flashcards and instructional videos. It includes includes six instructional videos that highlight key concepts that appear on the MBE, and 425 terms, definitions, and concepts in the subjects of torts, constitutional law, evidence, criminal law and procedure, contracts, and real property.

Law in a Flash: digital flashcards for study on the go for 1L, 2L/3L, and elective courses. This app is ideal for reviewing legal topics point by point. The traditional flashcard model has been reinvented as a digital, portable, study resource to help you study anytime, anywhere.

TransLegal’s Law Dictionary is the definitive dictionary of law for non-native speakers of English. It is the only dictionary of law designed specifically to help lawyers and law students working in English as a second language

Dropbox lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Access any file you save to your Dropbox from all your computers & devices. Share a link to even your biggest files— no more attachments. FREE (with up to 18 GB off storage)

Evernote is an easy-to-use, free app that helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use. Stay organized, save your ideas and improve productivity. Evernote lets you take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders--and makes these notes completely searchable, whether you are at home, at work, or on the go. New York Times ‘Top 10 Must-Have App’